Found 2 items, similar to Involution.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: involution involution n 1: reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth) 2: a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction 3: marked by elaborately complex detail [syn: elaborateness, elaboration, intricacy] 4: the act of sharing in the activities of a group; “the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities” [syn: engagement, participation, involvement] [ant: non-engagement, non-engagement, non-engagement] 5: the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power [syn: exponentiation] 6: the action of enfolding something [syn: enfolding]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Involution Involution \In`vo*lu"tion\, n. [L. involutio: cf. F. involution. See Involve.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of involving or infolding. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being entangled or involved; complication; entanglement. [1913 Webster] All things are mixed, and causes blended, by mutual involutions. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 3. That in which anything is involved, folded, or wrapped; envelope. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 4. (Gram.) The insertion of one or more clauses between the subject and the verb, in a way that involves or complicates the construction. [1913 Webster] 5. (Math.) The act or process of raising a quantity to any power assigned; the multiplication of a quantity into itself a given number of times; -- the reverse of evolution. [1913 Webster] 6. (Geom.) The relation which exists between three or more sets of points, a.a', b.b', c.c', so related to a point O on the line, that the product Oa.Oa' = Ob.Ob' = Oc.Oc' is constant. Sets of lines or surfaces possessing corresponding properties may be in involution. [1913 Webster] 7. (Med.) The return of an enlarged part or organ to its normal size, as of the uterus after pregnancy. [1913 Webster]